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Political science professor receives fourth Fulbright award

Wednesday, Jun. 4, 2003

SANTA CLARA,Calif.–June 4, 2003.Santa ClaraUniversityprofessor of political science Jane Curry will travel toPolandin the fall to lecture and conduct research as a Fulbright Distinguished Chair in East European studies. The Fulbright Program is theU.S.government's flagship program in international educational exchange, and is sponsored by the United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

"Santa Claracongratulates Jane Curry; she is well respected for the quality of her research," said Santa Clara University President Paul Locatelli, S.J. "Her commitment to scholarship and her dedication to her students is remarkable. The University is very proud of Jane for winning her fourth Fulbright Fellowship.”

Curry teaches comparative politics, focusing onEastern EuropeandRussia. She has authored and edited several books: The Left Transformed, Polish Journalists: Professionalism and Politics, The Black Book of Polish Censorship, Dissent inEastern Europe, Press Control Around the World, and Poland's Permanent Revolution.

The Fulbright award will permit Curry to pursue her research inPolandat theUniversityofWarsaw. Her research will be on how history is used in political battles.

Curry who went toPolandfor the first time in 1967 as an exchange student has been intimately involved with the country’s history and politics in the decades since. “Polandwas a communist country --a part of the Soviet bloc--when I first visited as an exchange student,” Curry said. “This year,Polandis getting ready to join the European Union. It is a very interesting time in the political history ofPolandand I feel privileged to be a part of it.”

Curry earned a bachelor’s degree in political science fromVassarCollegeand a master’s degree in government from Indiana University. She earned a doctorate in political science from Columbia University.

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